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Issued in round and octagonal shapes, California fractional gold issues were struck to fill a void of circulating coinage in the territory. There are approximately 208 different varieties of the 50-cent denomination cataloged in the Breen-Gillio (BG) reference guide.
Catalog Information
GSID:
11563
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-946
Coin Date:
1875
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
4
PCGS #:
10804
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Coin Value History
1875 50c BG-946 MS
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1875 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-946, R.4, MS63 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. PCGS Population:...
$660
1875 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-946. Rarity-4. Indian Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$552
1875 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-946. Rarity-4. Indian Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$720
1875 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-946, R.4, MS66 NGC. Ex: Sunrise Collection. NGC Census: (1/0). PCGS Population: (3/0...
$1,260
1875 Cal. Gold 50c PCGS MS61 (BG-946)
$410
1875 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-946, R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (12/95). NGC Census: (1/11). ...
$360
1875 Cal. Gold 50c PCGS MS65 (BG-946)
$1,350
1875 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-946, R.4, -- Scratch -- PCGS Genuine. Unc Details. NGC Census: (0/9). PCGS Populatio...
$188
1875 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-946, R.4, AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (1/90). ...
$223
1875 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-946. Rarity-4. Indian Head. MS-63 (NGC).
$528
1875 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-946, R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (28/55). NGC Census: (7/7). MS62. ...
$372
1875 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-946, R.4, MS64 PCGS Secure. PCGS Population: (20/9 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (1/1 and 0...
$960
1875 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-946. Rarity-4. Indian Head. MS-66 PL (NGC).
$1,440
Cal Gold: 1875 50c BG-946 PCGS AU58
$242
1875 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-946, R.4, MS65 PCGS. ...
$1,175
1875 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-946, R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (20/21). NGC Census: (0/2). ...
$306
1875 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-946, R.4, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (7/3). PCGS Population: (27/54). ...
$324
$764
1875 50C BG-946
$660
1875 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-946, R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (9/67). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10804)...
$276
1853 50c BG-301 MS
Worth: $20,000 – $42,000
1853 50c BG-302 MS
Worth: $1,050 – $10,000
1853 50c BG-303 MS
Worth: $5,000 – $8,500
1853 50c BG-304 MS
Worth: $250 – $650
1854 50c BG-305 MS
Worth: $225 – $800
1854 50c BG-306 MS
Worth: $225 – $425
1856 50c BG-307 MS
Worth: $350 – $3,900
1854 50c BG-308 MS
Worth: $225 – $425
1855 50c BG-309 MS
Worth: $300 – $1,100
1856 50c BG-310 MS
Worth: $1,800 – $3,200
1856 50c BG-311 MS
Worth: $275 – $1,500
1852 50c BG-401 MS
Worth: $210 – $1,000
1853 50c BG-402 MS
1854 50c BG-403 MS
Worth: $2,600 – $6,500
1854 50c BG-404 MS
Worth: $1,250 – $1,250
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